Best Indie Short: The Last Cowboy by Jacob Hightower (USA)
Best Drama Short: Burden by James Nanney Jr (USA)
Best Documentary Short: An Unplugged Journey by Liew Ken (China)
Best Comedy Short: Aunt Liz by Suhana Chander and Shobana Rao (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Father Daddy by Mayrav Estrin (USA)
Best Action Short: The Spectre by Revaz-Giorgi Arveladze (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Rip Out Your Teeth by Kieran Aidan Hallett (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: We Need Mirrors by Caleb Turner (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Monster in my Closet by Jordan Schudie (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Free Me! Free Me! by Carlos F. Godinez (USA)
Best Student Short: Faye & Lexi by Olivia Lige Wuri (USA)
Best Animation Short: The Pitch Is Wac by Stephen Reis (USA)
Best Microfilm: The Bottle by Nadia Guo (China)
Best Music Video: Leo’s Whiskey Bar by Odell Payne and Ty Brueilly (USA)
Best Web and New Media: ? by Xamil Citna (South Korea)
Best Female Director: Andrea Sambuccetti for Meant to Be (USA)
Best Male Director: James Nanney Jr for Burden (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Mayrav Estrin for Father Daddy (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Ho Young Lee for Two Time (South Korea)
Best First Time Female Director: Jordan Schudie for Monster in my Closet (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Stanley Katz and Eric Lau for The Life and Loves of Allan Glickman (USA)
Best Actress: Daniela Lugo Martínez for The March of the Penguins (Mexico)
Best Actor: Jake Kelly for Father Daddy (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Lavleen Kaur for The Acting Coach (Norway)
Best Supporting Actor: Travis Lincoln Cox for Burden (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Sang Kyoung Han and Seok Won Park for Two Time (South Korea)
Best Ensemble Cast: Seth Thornton, Alessandra Santos, Demetrio SantaMaria, Jacob Nicholas, Bill Jameson, and Jennifer Janette for The Last Cowboy (USA)
Best Cinematography: Talib Rasmussen for The Acting Coach (Norway)
Best Editing: Arvid Unsgaard for The Acting Coach (Norway)
Best Production Design: Nathan Cozart for Burden (USA)
Best Sound Design: Tom Bell for An Extraordinary Place (USA)
Best Original Score: Andrew Torossian for Red Rain (USA)
Best Original Story: Stanley Katz for The Life and Loves of Allan Glickman (USA)
Best Short Script: Manikin in LaLa Land by Whitney Tran (USA)
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